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On March 1, 2015, the 92nd Street Y in New York City hosted a panel titled The Future of Life on Earth. The 92Y’s panel discussion on The Future of Life on Earth featured Jeffrey Sachs, Seth Baum, Max Tegmark and Claudia Dreifus. //…

Source: SIPA By Meixi Gan Students coming into the Office of Student Affairs for academic advising will see a new face this year. Dean Sara Doyle joined the team as an Assistant Dean last semester, taking over from Mona Khalidi. TMP sat…

Source: Rebuild by Design website By Marc Tuozzolo The ramifications of climate change, both in the short and long term, were on display at the Sustainability Media Lab’s panel on the evening of February 25th at Columbia University’s Lerner…

Lesbian Armenian performs at comedy venues across NYC, addressing stigmas against homosexuality and search for self identity By Raffi Wartanian NOW I CAN SPEAK profiles Lousine Shamamian, a 38-year-old lesbian writer uncovering her voice…

By Jane Rebecca Marchant On Saturday, December 13 th , over 50,000 people protested the failure of grand juries in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY to indict police officers involved in the recent deaths of Eric Garner and Michael…

America's response to rare diseases could use a dose of perspective By Sarayu Adeni If you saw the 41st Annual Halloween Parade in downtown New York this year, you might have noticed several participants with the same ethically debatable…

The line between perpetrator and victim of gentrification is often blurred for low-income New York City residents, including many graduate students. Photo Cred: Rebecca Krisel By Rebecca Krisel As a woman in my early 20s living in New…

Fabio, a fourth-year MPA student, shares his pearls of wisdom to students seeking adviceBy Lisa Du and Andrea Kramar Fabio is a fourth-year MPA student at SIPA. When he is not applying for his third capstone or checking boxes off his…